Winterization/Race Car Storage

[Lenny5160]

Originally Posted by Greg Barsamian

Question/Opinions on:

What "Best Practices" you do to Winterize/Store your Race Car for 4-6 months In an "Unheated" Trailer?
Do you:
Put AntiFreeze in your Cooling System or just drain it?
"Fog" the Engine w/Marvel Mystery Oil/Marine Oil
Drain the Fuel System, and/or fill it with Marvel Mystery Oil?
Back off the Rocker Arms
Drain the Transmission Fluid?
Drain the Rear End?
Plug the Collectors/Headers
Put Dryer Sheets/Moth Ball in the Car?
Use any type of Rodent Repellent?
Remove the Wheels and Tires, and store them "flat" in a heated environment?

I'd like to hear/read (and so would many others) what racers do to "hybernate" Race Cars in the Winter/Off Season?

Thanks in Advance for posting

I put antifreeze in the cooling system.

Remove carburetor (stored inside) and spray fogging oil into intake runners while turning engine over. Then put duct tape over the manifold top.

Back rockers off on any valves that are open.

Remove batteries, which stay in my cold garage but on a Battery Tender.

Remove rear wheels to store slicks inside. Frontrunners stay on.

That's it. I do nothing special for the fuel system, trans, or rear before winter, nor do I address those in the spring.

I do throw moth balls under/around the trailer.